7.9/10101 votes#1 - Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1994
Rumors fly after Charley and Laverne begin spending a lot of time together, but the two swear they are just friends. Carol is excited about her new job at a local newspaper, until she finds out that she has been hired merely as a driver for the paper's teenage reporter.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10106 votes
#2 - Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1994
Reporter Carol tries her best to meet Hillary Clinton, who is visiting the clinic, but only ends up getting thrown in jail along with Laverne and Charley.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10101 votes
#3 - Just for Laughs
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1994
Charley pursues a new career as a stand-up comedian and centers his whole act around making fun of Harry. Meanwhile, a mentally unstable woman befriends Laverne and Maxine battles the bus station when they move the bus shelter.
Director: Dinah Manoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10103 votes
#4 - A Chip Off the Old Charley
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1994
Charley discovers he has a son, who is a 17-year-old flautist. Carol fills in for Laverne at the clinic and tries to put a damper on Maxine's smoking.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10102 votes
#5 - The Woman Who Came to Dither
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1994
Sophia, who is fed up with the strict Shady Pines manager, moves in with the Westons. Carol tries to help with the problem and ends up bringing all the retirement home residents to the house. Meanwhile, Maxine doesn't trust Doris, Laverne's temporary replacement at the clinic.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dennis Snee
- 7.6/10105 votes
#6 - Carol Gets a Raise
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1994
Carol wants career advancement and ends up in a compromising position with her boss. Meanwhile, Maxine fills in for Harry and speaks at an elementary school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10103 votes
#7 - The Courtship of Carol's Father
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1994
When Harry wishes his ex-girlfriend well on her new marriage, the woman realizes she still has feelings for him. Carol tries to set Harry up with a lounge singer.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10100 votes
#8 - The Tinker Grant
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/1994
When the clinic applies for a grant, a man comes to evaluate their request and leaves his notebook behind, which Maxine reads. Charley seeks Sophia's help when trying to impress an Italian girlfriend's parents.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1098 votes
#9 - Would You Believe . . .
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/1994
Harry is attracted to the minister Charley is dating. Meanwhile, Maxine buys Laverne's beloved truck.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dennis Snee
- 7.6/10102 votes
#10 - Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Pain
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1994
Maxine gets unwanted attention when dating a television weatherman. Carol and Charley make a bet: He can't mooch from the Westons for one week, and she can't call Harry ""Daddy"" for one week.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10104 votes
#11 - Single White Male
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1995
Charley is uncomfortable when he finds out his new roommate is gay. Meanwhile, Maxine joins Harry's golf group.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10104 votes
#12 - Dear Aunt Martha
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1995
Carol tries to pick up a man who wrote to the newspaper's advice column, but has trouble picking him out of a crowd. Harry's old navy sparring partner shows up with a score to settle.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10101 votes
#13 - Goodbye Charley
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1995
After a death, Charley feels depressed about his own mortality and fears no one will miss him when he's gone, so Carol tries to boost his morale and helps him stage his own funeral.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10102 votes
#14 - Family Practice
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1995
Maxine agrees to take care of a patient's children while the lady has gall bladder surgery. Sophia invites Harry to a Shady Pines square dance.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Bob Tischler
- 8.0/1097 votes
#15 - Grandma, What Big Eyes You Have
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/1995
Harry is attracted to a woman he meets in the park, but soon finds out she is married. Laverne keeps a parrot at the office while waiting for it's owner to claim it, which annoys Maxine. Carol goes overboard when shopping at a value size discount club.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dennis Snee
- 7.9/1099 votes
#16 - Feelings, Whoa Whoa Whoa, Feelings
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/1995
Laverne is afraid to reveal her true feelings for her visiting friend Matt, and becomes jealous when Carol asks him to dinner. Charley poses for a nude layout in a magazine.
Director: Dinah Manoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10102 votes
#17 - And Kevin Makes Three
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/1995
Carol is jealous over Kevin's quick bonding with Scotty. Harry and Maxine help Laverne learn to speak Spanish.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10101 votes
#18 - Harry Weston: Man's Best Friend
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/1995
Harry becomes Carol's boss' new best friend, which makes Charley jealous. Laverne auditions for a commercial in which she'll play the voice of a cartoon owl.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1099 votes
#19 - The Ex-Files
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1995
Carol is afraid her relationship with Kevin is over when she meets his beautiful intelligent ex-wife. Meanwhile, Charley sues Harry when he gets sick after eating some old Chinese food from the Westons' fridge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10101 votes
#20 - Stand By Your Man
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/1995
Constant interruptions frustrate Laverne's relationship with Matt, prompting her to go out with Maxine, Charley, and his friend Bud (who she ""hits it off"" with). Harry meets a woman whose dog looks just like Dreyfuss and persuades her to breed the two.
Director: Dinah Manoff
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10103 votes
#21 - My Pal Valy-Val
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 6/10/1995
Carol goes off looking for a friend and ends up stopping a woman from committing suicide. Harry goes on a survival camping trip to be alone, but Charley tags along. A psychic opens up a shop next to the clinic, which excites Laverne and annoys Maxine.
Director: Steve Zuckerman, Dinah Manoff
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10109 votes
#22 - Remembrance of Clips Past
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 6/17/1995
While at Laverne's going-away party, the gang remembers old times as she prepares to get married and move back to Hickory.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10102 votes
#23 - Life Goes On (1)
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 4/29/1995
When the clinic closes due to an asbestos problem, Laverne persuades Maxine to go to Hickory with her to help plan her wedding, which Laverne's mother is going overboard with. Meanwhile, Carol announces her engagement to Kevin, Harry decides to sell the house and move to Vermont where he's been offered a teaching job, and Charley and Sophia get lost on the road to Hickory. The wedding plans cease when Laverne elopes, and Carol breaks up with Kevin after hearing of Harry's move.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dennis Snee
- 7.4/10102 votes
#24 - Life Goes On (2)
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/1995
With the gang fretting over Laverne's elopement, Kevin comes to see Carol and the two decide to get married with Laverne's father performing the ceremony. Laverne and Matt return unhitched and the ceremony becomes a double wedding. Barbara returns home to pack her things, but Harry has second thoughts about moving...until he is confronted by his dead wife Libby's ghost.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dennis Snee
The Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 7
Every episode of Empty Nest Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Empty Nest Season 7!
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people...
Genres:FamilyComedy
Network:NBC
Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Let's Give Them Something to Talk About" is the best rated episode of "Empty Nest" season 7. It scored 7.9/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by N/A, it aired on 9/24/1994. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Mrs. Clinton Comes to Town".